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New York Rangers forward issues emotional statement after being honoured with prestigious award from fans


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Hunter Bowman
April 2, 2025  (10:58 PM)
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Will Cuylle winning the Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award
Photo credit: NHL.com

Moments before the New York Rangers took on the Minnesota Wild they announced who the winner of the 2024-25 Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award, presented by Northwell.

The Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award is presented annually to the New York Ranger who, as chosen by the fans, "goes above and beyond the call of duty." Unsurprisingly, Rangers forward Will Cuylle was claimed the winner.
The award has been given annually since the 1987-88 season, which represents the name of devoted Rangers fan and New York City Police Detective Steven McDonald, who was shot and injured in the line of duty on July 12, 1986, and passed away on January 10, 2017.
The 23-year old forward, is the perfect candidate for this award as he has displayed great effort all season long, and has managed to post career highs with 18 goals and 21 assists for a title of 39 points in 74 games for the Rangers.
Cuylle also ranks fourth in goals, and sixth in assist and points amongst the New York Rangers. Along with that he ranks second in the NHL for hits with 278.
Since the NHL began tracking hits during the 2005-06 season, his hit total ranks third among Rangers for a single season.
In parts of three NHL seasons, Cuylle has accumulated 31 goals and 29 assists for 60 points in 159 games. In 2023-24, Cuylle tabbed 21 points (13G-8A) in 81 games and ranked first among rookies and seventh in the NHL with 249 hits. Last season, he also won the Lars-Erik Sjoberg Award, given annually to the top rookie from Rangers training camp.

Following the game Will Cuylle spoke out on what it meant to win this award, here's what he had to say:
Below are the last five winners of the award:
2024-25 - Will Cuylle

2023-24 - Vincent Trocheck

2022-23 - Ryan Lindgren

2021-22 - Chris Kreider

2020-21 - Adam Fox

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